Kitchen utensil



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w. E. THOMPSON KITCHEN UTENSIL Filed Aug. 22, 1938 Nov. 21, 1939.

Patented Nov. 21, 1939 unrrso sr rss Janeen TENT Canad ApplicationAugust 22, 1938, Serial No. 226,182

2 Claims.

forate the surface of a pie in order to permit the escape of gasesformed therein in cooking, and

crimp and trim the edges thereof all in one operation.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterherewithin'described which may be economically manufactured and which isof a simple, sanitary construction, which may be easily cleaned and isnot likely to become out of order.

With the above more important objects in view'and such other minorobjects as may appear as the specification proceeds, my inventionconsists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts all ashereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a forward end View of the same.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

My invention consists essentially of a stiff wire frame 1, the centralportion of which is twisted upon itselfto form a rearwardly projectingshank 2, upon which is secured a handle 3. The ends of the wire frame Iare angled outwardly and forwardly as is most clearly illustrated inFigure l of the accompanying drawing, to form a pair of forwardlyprojecting arms 4, which are spaced apart in parallel relationship.

The extremities of the arms-4 are end turned to form a pair of alignedeyelets 5 in which an axle 6 is secured, one end portion 6' of whichprojects outwardly past the adjacent eyelet 5 for a short distance andis angled obliquely to the main portion of said axle 6.

A roller or cylindrical block I is centrally drilled and rotatablymounted upon the axle 6 extending between the arms '4. In the surface ofthe roller 1, a plurality of radially projecting spikes 8 are secured attheir lower ends, and are arranged in spaced relationship thereon.

Upon the outwardly projecting end portion 5' of the axle 6, a secondroller 9 is rotatably mounted and is corrugated by a plurality ofaxially parallel recesses 9' formed in spaced relationship about theperipheral surface thereof.

The roller 9 also has a trimming cutter, consisting of the sharp-edgedcircular disc I0, proformerly carried out separately.

vided with a drill hole formed centrally therein, secured upon the outerend thereof, the assembly of the roller 9 and disc it being rotatablymaintained upon the axle portion 6' by means i of the flattened head l2formed upon the ex- 5 tremity' thereof. I

My invention is operated by simply placing it upon the upper pastrylayer of a pie with the disc Iii in contact with the edge of the pieplate. The device is then moved around the edge of the 10 pie whereby itwill be readily seen that simultaneously the disc ill will trim oil anyexcess pastry, the corrugated roller 8 will crimp the edge of the pastryand the spikes ll upon the roller 1 will make perforations in thesurface 15 of said pastry.

In this manner I have provided a simple time saving device whichperforms simultaneously the aforementioned three operations which wereSince various modifications can be made in the above invention, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of same, made within the scopeof the claims without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, it isintended that all matter contained in the accompanying speci- 25fication shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limitingsense and! desire only such limitations placed thereon as arespecifically expressed in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A kitchen utensil for trimming and perforating the pastry of pies andthe like, comprising in combination, a frame, a handle secured upon therearward end of said frame, the forward end of said frame consisting ofa pair of spaced, forwardly projecting arms, an axle secured upon theforward endsof said arms, one end portion of said axle extending for ashort distance beyond the adjacent arm be ing angled obliquely to theniainbodyportion thereof, a roller rotatably mounted upon said axle andbetween. said a plurality of spikes, said spikes being radially securedin even spaced relationship upon the peripheral surface of said rollerand a second roller having a corrugated peripheral surface, said second,roller being rotatably secured upon said end portion of said axle.

2.'In combination with the device defined in claim 1, a sharp edgedcircular disc, said disc being co-axially secured upon the outer end ofsaid second roller, whereby said roller and said disc may rotatetogether upon said axle.

' WILLIAM E. THOMPSON.

